Friday, June 5, 2015 at 7:00pm Westchester Italian Cultural Center One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe, NY 10707 The remarkable documentary, A Time to Remember, follows 22 Italian-American singers who never forgot their native roots as they rose to stardom in America. The documentary explores the significance and impact of having an Italian...
READ MOREMay 16 10:30 am — 12:30 pmWestchester Italian Cultural CenterOne Generoso Pope Place , Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States La Serenissima: Venetian Islands: Murano, Burano, Torcello, and San MicheleThe outer islands of Venice are fascinating, each is so different and has its unique history. Torcello, the oldest of the lagoon's island, Murano, famous...
READ MOREApril 24 6:30 am — 8:00 pmWestchester Italian Cultural CenterOne Generoso Pope Place , Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States This series of lectures will study and discuss the unique aesthetic theory of art, as well as the sculptures of the famed Renaissance Italian artist Michelangelo Buonarrotti, 1475-1564. Michelangelo considered himself primarily...
READ MOREMay 1 7:00 am — 9:00 pmWestchester Italian Cultural CenterOne Generoso Pope Place , Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States The Roman Empire was one of the greatest civilizations in history. It began in Rome in 753 BC., at the height of its power it controlled over two million square miles stretching from the Rhine River to Egypt and from Britain to Asi...
READ MORESaturday, December 6, 2014 through Saturday, January 24, 2014 Nativity scenes are very popular in Italy and are generally found in every household during the holiday season. The nativity originated in Italy in the 13th century when St Francis of Assisi asked Giovanni Vellita of the Village of Greccio to create a manger scene. On display next to P...
READ MOREThe masterpieces of Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Machiavelli represent some of the greatest classics of Italian literature still read, and studied today. They chose to write in the vernacular, forever changing literature and introducing their works to the masses. From Dante's Divine Comedy, to Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters,...
READ MOREOctober 18 (Sunday) 3:00 pm. Italian Musical and Comedy Show. Enjoy the mesmerizing golden voice of Moreno Fruzzetti, a professional Italian American singer who was awarded The Ambassador of Italian Music to America. Floyd Vivino will entertain you with his very unique Italian American humor. Sponsored by Italian Club of Westchester Comm...
READ MOREOctober 2, 7:00 pm — 9:00 pm. Westchester Italian Cultural Center - One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States. Come and be swept off your feet with a sampling of some of the most cherished Italian romantic arias. Join us for an evening of music and love, presented by the talented artists of New Yo...
READ MOREAppuntamento sabato 12 ottobre, alle 13, presso il Westchester Italian Cultural Center di New York con "Lemons into Limoncello: From Loss to Personal Renaissance with the Zest of Italy" con Raleen D'Agostino Mautner. Autrice, editorialista, personalità radiofonica e specialista, Raeleen D'Agostino Mautner è impegnata nel preservare le tradizioni d...
READ MORECelebrating a Neglected Italian Renaissance "Paintress"Friday, March 6, 2015 at 7:00pm Westchester Italian Cultural Center - One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe, NY 10707 Sofonisba Anguissola (1535?-1625) was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona. An internationally respected Renaissance portrait and genre artist, Sofoni...
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